Statue Of Unity
Statue Of Unity The Statue of Unity is a colossal statue of Indian statesman and independence activist Vallabhbhai Patel (1875–1950), who was the first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of independent India and an adherent of Mahatma Gandhi during the nonviolent Indian Independence movement . Patel was highly respected for his leadership in uniting 562 princely states of India with a major part of the former British Raj to form the single Union of India . The statue is located in the state of Gujarat , India . It is the world's tallest statue with a height of 182 metres (597 feet). [3] It is located on the Narmada River in the Kevadiya colony , facing the Sardar Sarovar Dam 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast of the city of Vadodara [4] and 150 kilometres (93 mi) from Sur...